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SportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSpoi-tsSpOTtsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSports Goldsmith Prepares for Salisbury State, Then VMI Scott Genualdi Staff Writer The men's lacrosse team faced a major challenge on Saturday when they hosted second-ranked Salisbury State. The Quakers, 5-4 heading into Saturday's game, host Virginia Mili tary this Wednesday and Virginia Wesleyan on Sat urday. Head coach Mark Gold smith has focused most of his energy in developing a game plan to be competitive against Salisbury State. "It is a very tough game for us," said Goldsmith. "We have only two days to work on our game plan [fol lowing last Wednesday's 18-8 victory against Greens boro College.] Our game plan tends to go against what we like to do. "Salisbury likes to play the way we do, but they do it better," Goldsmith said. "We have to change and show them something different." Greensboro's "Crash" Davis to Visit Campus Tuesday Butch Maier Sports Editor Greensboro resident Lawrence Davis received a startling phone call in October of 1987. The voice on the other end of the line said, "You'd better sit down." It wasn't bad news, though. Somebody wanted to use Davis' name in a movie to be released the following summer. But "Lawrence" wasn't in demand. It was his nickname. Once Davis signed a release, Kevin Costner was allowed to assume the role of "Crash" Davis in "Bull Durham," the 1988 film about minor league baseball. When Davis went to Durham to sign the release, the movie's writer-director, Ron Shelton, told the ex-baseball player why his name was chosen for the motion pic ture. "He said he was looking through some Durham Bull records and ran across the name 'Crash Davis,'" Davis said. "He Correction In last week's issue, the men's la crosse squad was mistakenly dubbed anNAJAteam. Guilford is actually an NCAA Division II competitor. We regret the error. BLL- islfcafc iw ■ : s , .;jf■/'.'■■ , ? Xti**"" iB? ?*' 1 .g:M ?■: : - :-/■ ■■>■ .r> . :.g-.::-,/•■; - - - ■ -v. - - >.-- • . >■•■. : :.-.:...v.. ■■ . , ••■• •- , ■ , . ■■ . ~. ) Two men's lacrosse players battle for a loose ball during practice. The ball successfully escaped/photo by Joan Malloch Goldsmith is reluctant to turn his atten tion to VMI, saying that the Salisbury game is his first priority. thought it was a good baseball name." What was he paid for the use of his name? "I told them I didn't want any pay," Davis said. "I told them I would settle for four tickets to the premiere." Davis grew up in Gastonia, an avid baseball town. He played high school ball and American Legion baseball there in the mid-19305, winning a world champion ship in Legion ball in 1935. After high school, Davis went to Duke Bull Durham Live Meet the REAL "Crash" Davis Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 in the Founders Gallery Sponsored by the Sport "I'm thinking mostly of the Salisbury game," he said. "But VMI beat us for the first time last year and they have the whole University, where he was team captain on the baseball one year. Upon graduation from Duke, the Phila delphia Athletics signed Davis, and he played under legendary manager Connie Mack from 1940-42. Though Costner was a catcher in the movie, the real "Crash" was a second baseman —a good one, too. Davis made the Carolina League record books for hit ting 52 doubles in one year and another time he set a mark for most put-outs by a THE GUILFORDIAN April 8; 1991 team back. The school is putting more money into the lacrosse program in order to compete with the other mili tary schools like Army and Navy. It should be a tough game." When speaking about the Virginia Wesleyan game, Goldsmith says that this is a game that they can win. "On paper, we should beat them," said Goldsmith. "But they average 13 goals a game and our defense is not our strongest suit." Overall, Goldsmith is pleased with the progression of the team. "We are about three games better than I expected," he said. "Our inexperience shows at points but for the most part the subs have played better than I expected them to play. We need this style of play this year and will need it by the same play- ers next year. "I am happy with the way we are play ing," he concluded. second sacker. "I wasn't what you would call a star," Davis said. "I wasn'tlikeßobFellerorJoe DiMaggio. But I played against them." Still, Davis is proud of having played in the American League. And you can hear his stories next Tuesday. Davis will be appearing in Guilford's Founders Hall Gallery on Tuesday, April 16, for "Bull Durham Live," an event sponsored by the sport studies department 15
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